UPDATED OPERATING SCHEDULE

THE MUSIC CENTER WILL REOPEN OCTOBER 4-5 & 9-13

The Blue Ridge Music Center, shuttered during the shutdown of the federal government, will reopen for visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m on Saturday – Sunday, October 4-5, and Thursday – Monday, October 9-13. Programming will proceed as scheduled, including free Midday Mountain Music Concerts from noon to 3 p.m. each day on the breezeway, and access to the Visitor Center and Roots of American Music Museum.

Operations during this time are funded by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and are made possible through collaboration with the National Park Service, America’s National Parks stores, and other partners.

As operational plans evolve at the Department of the Interior, the Foundation will evaluate arrangements for continued financial support for the Music Center’s operations.

The Blue Ridge Music Center is where harmony & heritage unite.

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MUSIC

Name: Scott Freeman & Willard Gayheart
Start: 2025-10-09
End: 2025-10-09
Location: Covered Breezeway

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MUSIC

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MUSEUM

Learn about the Roots of American Music.

MUSEUM

Learn about the Roots of American Music.

MOUNTAINS

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MOUNTAINS

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Welcome to the Blue Ridge Music Center

Revised Visitor Center Hours

The Visitor Center and Roots of American Music Museum are open the following days, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m

Thursday – Monday, October 9-13
Thursday – Sunday, October 16-19
Thursday – Sunday, October 23-26
Thursday – Sunday, October 30-November 2

This schedule is subject to change.

Free Midday Mountain Music concerts are held on the breezeway from noon to 3 p.m. on open days.

2025 Midday Mountain Music Schedule

Sundays: Fisher Peak Timber Rattlers
Mondays: Buck Mountaineers
Thursdays: Willard Gayheart & Scott Freeman
Fridays: Bluegrass Jam with Jim Purcell & Lynn Wolf
Saturdays:
- October 11: Bill Mansfield & Chris Romaine
- October 18: Sugarloaf Mountain Band
- October 25: Blue Ridge Ramblers
- November 1: to be announced

Nest of Singing Birds (Madison County Ballad Singers
Saturday, October 25, 5-7 p.m.
Tickets: $20
Indoor Theater

English Folklorist Cecil Sharp traveled to the Laurel Community of Madison County in 1916, he gave it the moniker A Nest of Singing Birds based on the number of talented singers and old ballads he encountered there. Over 100 years later, Madison County is still known for its ballad-singing traditions, and a group of singers from the area have adopted this name.

Nest of Singing Birds includes Donna Ray Norton, Sheila Kay Adams, and William Ritter.

Matching Opportunity

Gifts to make transformative improvements at the Blue Ridge Music Center will be matched by a $170,000 grant from the National Park Foundation, doubling your gift dollars! Your gift will be used to improve safety and extend the operational life of infrastructure, and make other improvements that enhance the visitor experience

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